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IFHP · Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 4:23 pm Post subject:

Just saw a decent looking (no visable rust, but bits missing) Mk I Fiesta Ghia at my local Taget parking lot today. Nice to see.
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IFHP · Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 10:50 pm Post subject:

On trips to California, the number of vintage Euro-Fords seen was ZERO Sad

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IFHP · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 11:53 pm Post subject:

I've been seeing a Mk I Fiesta Ghia around my neighborhood recently... no photo yet.
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Kiwi Cortina · Joined: 20 Dec 2011 Posts: 333 Location: Novato Ca

Just got back from 18 day trip around the North Island of NZ and saw only 1 Mk2 4dr Cortina, a Mk1, Mk2 and Mk3 Zephyr, 73 MGBGT, Triumph 2500. British cars are becoming thin on the roads even in New Zealand. I hope it was because it is winter in NZ and the cars were off the roads until the sun comes out.

Kiwi Cortina · Joined: 20 Dec 2011 Posts: 333 Location: Novato Ca

I travel all over Northern California everyday with my truck driving job and to day was the first time I have seen another Cortina. I was in Balmont Ca and saw this 1970 GT. Pete do you know who owns this as it was in your neck of the woods.

peteleo · Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 10:48 pm Post subject:

Hi Brent,

I see this car everyday and parks it next to my house. It belongs to my brother who has owned it for more then 35 years.

Pete

Kiwi Cortina · Joined: 20 Dec 2011 Posts: 333 Location: Novato Ca

Thought that it might be your brothers.

IFHP · Posted: Mon May 16, 2016 12:54 am Post subject:

The car looks really sweet.
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Brett Wilkie · Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 1:47 am Post subject:

I have been in the U.K. for six weeks and thought I might see a lot of classic Fords running around but that is not the case. I have seen a few 105e and Capris, one sit up and beg and little else, even the car museums I have gone to seem to not like Ford too much. I did find this nice Consul in a museum near Stratford, out of the hundreds of cars there I could only find two Fords.

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peteleo · Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 11:28 am Post subject:

Hi Brett,

At one time Ford set up the Heritage Museum in Dagenham. Not sure what happened to that museum. This time of the year there should be some Ford meets or gatherings around the Country.
My wife and i are talking about traveling to England next year if time permits.
Enjoy your stay.

Pete

Brett Wilkie · Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 3:58 pm Post subject:

105epaul · Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 207 Location: London England

105epaul · Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 207 Location: London England

My friend used to own that Consul, it's a very nice car. It runs a Mk3 Zephyr 4 engine with some tuning parts and an overdrive, it motors along quite nicely. Funnily enough Jaguar Land Rover now own it as they bought a very large private collection in which the majority of cars were Jaguars. It must be on show in the museum at Gaydon which for some reason is known as the British Motor Museum despite the fact that apparently Ford, Rootes, Vauxhall etc didn't make cars in Britain as 99% of the exhibits are made up of stuff made (usually badly) by BMC, British Leyland, call them what you will!

And yes it is unusual to see old Fords driving around these days. When I'm out in my 105E I rarely see another old car let alone a Ford.

Brett Wilkie · Posted: Fri May 27, 2016 3:03 pm Post subject:

Thank you for that information, if we still had the rental car I might have considered it but we are now relying on the tube and bus. The only 105e cars I have seen aside from one were in Goathland on the old Hearbeat area.
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